I was having fun with my theory that the plane was stolen. Everybody was in some bumfark airport in the middle of the jungle, safe and reasonably sound. Plane was off in Dubai or mainland China getting some new docs and paint.

"The pilot replied "Okay, received, goodnight" when Malaysian air traffic controllers signed off and told the plane it was entering Vietnam's airspace. Vietnamese controllers say they never heard from the aircraft."

Yeah, no state has EVER taken the time to make sure they knew what they were talking about before releasing information.

Indeed.

1. China is not about to report something that they aren't relatively certain of. Pride and "saving face" seems to be quite important in Asian cultures.2. Takes time to paw through raw data, obviously.3. My guess is that China already has ships there or en-route (reports are Malaysian authorities haven't even seen these photos before their public release). The majority of passengers were Chinese nationals and Malaysia has come off as rather incompetent through all of this. Maybe China is saying "Yeah, we got this. Go be Malaysian somewhere else."

jtips:"The pilot replied "Okay, received, goodnight" when Malaysian air traffic controllers signed off and told the plane it was entering Vietnam's airspace. Vietnamese controllers say they never heard from the aircraft."

I assume they will quickly build a factory and offer us cut-rate versions of the debris Except actual human debris, which they will hold long enough to determine whether any found near the body is worth more for.

/me, consider the Chins a bit greedy? No, of course not. As long as they are not in sole possession of something you desire above all other things. then, of course, all bets are off.

"Chinese government very sorry about loss of your (whisper) 'ichiban' son". Have discovered what are .999 certain to be remains. Process was expensive. $25000 US, if you do not tell the US government. Then costs go up. Oh, so much up.

Yeah, no state has EVER taken the time to make sure they knew what they were talking about before releasing information.

The True Detective Syndrome has spilled over into this. It is just sad that people's expectations are so warped that they expect a twist in the outcomes of real life events. It was Marty's wife and her father's Yellow King cult.

Yeah, no state has EVER taken the time to make sure they knew what they were talking about before releasing information.

Indeed.

1. China is not about to report something that they aren't relatively certain of. Pride and "saving face" seems to be quite important in Asian cultures.2. Takes time to paw through raw data, obviously.3. My guess is that China already has ships there or en-route (reports are Malaysian authorities haven't even seen these photos before their public release). The majority of passengers were Chinese nationals and Malaysia has come off as rather incompetent through all of this. Maybe China is saying "Yeah, we got this. Go be Malaysian somewhere else."